Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/oto

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *ətə (“sound”).

Noun

*oto

1. sound

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 音 (utu)
  • Kunigami: 音 (futū)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 音 (uθu)
  • Okinawan: 音 (utu)
  • Oki-No-Erabu: 音 (utu)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: 音 (uθu)
  • Toku-No-Shima: 音 (utu)
  • Yoron: 音 (utu)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 音 (utu)
  • Yaeyama: 音 (utu)
  • Yonaguni: 音 (utu)